The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is issuing a Request for Participation to identify ZE/R buildings with technologies and solutions that contribute to achieving ZE/R status. The objectives are to leverage the expertise of the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories...

This blog was originally posted by the Net Zero Build Summit on February 7, 2020. Hi Fred, could you please tell us a little bit more about your role with the Dow Chemical Company? I keep track of the energy...

This blog was originally posted by Rocky Mountain Institute on February 12, 2020. Written by Sneha Ayyagari, Cara Carmichael, Greg Hopkins, Jacob Corvidae, and Laurie Stone As we embark on a new decade, we are reflecting on the many exciting...

This blog was originally posted by USGBC on January 27, 2020 and written by Melanie Colburn. New Buildings Institute is a Local Partner for the Pacific Region workshops. Join the Pacific region in moving the market for LEED Zero Energy...

This blog was written by Smita Chandra Thomas and Jennifer Jang from Energy Shrink, LLC, a consultancy for energy-efficient buildings. Media and buildings professionals, picture this – James Bond stands in an edgy all-glass penthouse, working on a computer. He...

Written by Dian Grueneich, Precourt Energy Scholar, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University, with assistance from Steve Comello, Lead, Energy Business Innovations Focus Area, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a co-instructor of the new Building Energy Efficiency course. Building...

This blog was originally posted by New Buildings Institute on October 30, 2019. Reducing carbon pollution and improving resilience in residential and commercial buildings across the United States was the topic of a House Select Committee hearing on the climate...

This blog was originally posted by New Buildings Institute on November 13, 2019. Written by Ralph DiNola, CEO, New Buildings Institute and Victor Olgyay, Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute As urgency around addressing climate change increases, local leaders are working to...

By Mark MacCracken, Portfolio Leader, CALMAC® Portfolio, Trane. For building owners and facility managers ready to start transforming their building spaces, a building with load flexibility― one that implements distributed energy resources and deploys to the most optimal resource to...

This blog was originally posted by Rocky Mountain Institute on October 15, 2019 and written by Matt Jungclaus and Laurie Stone. Today, the City of Pittsburgh passed an important ordinance to help it reach its climate goals. All new and...